Conceptual+Design+as+a+Team

** How to start conceptual design as a team ** As an architect, I wanted to involve my team members in the conceptual idea process from the get-go. This way they knew what was going on in the design process and may even have some ideas to strengthen the concept along the way. There are a couple tricks to getting your teammates expand their horizon and think a little more out of the box.  - Arts and crafts time

- Relate ideas to each other’s majors

- Find a common interest and relate to it

- Ask about precedents that they are interested in

- Grab a drink together

Through using these techniques, a multitude of ideas may come to the surface that you may have never thought of alone.Once an idea or two have be settled on, make sure you continue to get their feedback throughout the schematic / sketching design process. Their input on various systems could completely change the feel and look of the design for the better.